The governor has encouraged Republicans to vote early in this year's election. But nearly 3,400 voters were mistakenly removed from the state's rolls.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has spent weeks encouraging Republicans to vote early in this year's statewide elections, but a recent incident could undermine the election system he's been trying to instill confidence in.Last week, the governor's team admitted that nearly 3,400 voters were mistakenly removed from the state's rolls, more than 10 times higher than the administration's previous estimate of 270.
''In most cases, 'targeted mistakes' like these tend to increase turnout on the side feeling injured,' Patton told Newsweek. 'But yes, all of these attacks on voter rolls in the name of voting security tend to flood the zone, and voters continue to lose faith in the system.'If that's the case, Youngkin's mistake could boost Democratic turnout in elections where he's pushing Republicans to win control of both chambers of the Legislature.
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